Science news articles about 'deletion syndrome'

... , medical, neurological, behavioral and psychiatric features: the often baffling chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS ...

... those of human patients with a deletion that includes this gene. The patients have features that are similar to DiGeorge syndrome, which is associated ... developed animal models that mimicked the human deletion syndrome," said Landreth. "This work sheds light ...

... ) is the most common human chromosome deletion syndrome, having an estimated incidence of at least one in 4,000 live ... . Nearly three-quarters of patients identified with this deletion syndrome have cardiac defects, and research into the underlying ...

... -like growth factor (IGF-1) in children who have SHANK3 deficiency (also known as 22q13 Deletion Syndrome or Phelan-McDermid Syndrome), a known cause of autism ...